Posted on 11/17/2023 11:05:36 AM PST by nickcarraway
From iconic movie scenes to men in drag - bizarre scenarios that sent people laughing to their death
WHEN you're in the middle of belly-aching, stitch-inducing, hysterical laughter, it can make your cheeks and tummy hurt despite the euphoria.
You might even choke out between hoots: "I'm dying of laughter!"
Little did you know, some people have come to an unhappy end just from giggling.
That's not to say the same fate will befall whenever you fall into a fit of mirth.
But a case of the cackles - though supposedly good for your health - can also result in aneurysms or suffocation.
Here are eight bizarre cases of people who have literally laughed themselves to death.
Anyone here like fish sticks?
Do you like to put them in your mouth?
I try to always guard against this very danger on Zeeper posts
“Yeah, I like to roll them around in my mouth. They’re delicious.”
LOL. I haven’t been able to make myself read that thread yet...
Actaully I have done that....laughed so hard I wasnt breathing and passed out....
Then you must be...
When I was a kid, my siblings and I would improve our comedic timing by trying to tell a joke at just the right instant to make the hearer laugh while trying to swallow. Extra points for milk out of the nose.
Weird because two months ago I was telling a story to my wife and her sister, we all were laughing so hard, I passed out in the middle of the story, fell forward and hit my head on the table. Couldn’t breath I was laughing so hard.
you too?!
1. Alex Mitchell
Alex Mitchell laughed his last in 1975 after spending a good half an hour chortling at an episode of the comedy show The Goodies.
He suffered heart failure after watching the Ecky Thump episode, and his death was widely reported at the time.
His wife Nessie even wrote to the show’s stars to thank them for making his final 30 minutes so enjoyable, the BBC reported.
i heard this story decades ago, but it was The Benny Hill Show.
True story, my wife made me go to the Dr. There is a name for it. Laughter-induced syncope
I got a concussion out of it the last time it happened to me. Doc says nothing to do about it except be aware of it happening and stifle it.
What about crying to death?
I don’t know whether to be sympathetic or envious. There hasn’t been that much to laugh about of late...
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